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Accounting Program Pathways

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AA Accounting

Accounting Certificate of Achievement

CPA Examination Preparation Certificate of Achievement

The road map for each degree or certificate program listed below represents one possible pathway to complete that program.

  • Please schedule an appointment with a counselor to customize this plan to meet your transfer goals and individual needs.
  • This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.
  • Do you have questions about a path? Unsure if it's for you? See a counselor.

Also, as you consider which pathway to follow, review Career Information for this area of study and the Explanation of Plan Categories (CAT) that you'll find included for each program pathway.

 

Career Information

Projected career growth nationwide (through 2026): 4.7%

Top Common Skills: Mathematics, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension

Top Technical Skills: Economics and Accounting, Education and Training, Computers and Electronics

California career options available to students who complete the program (degrees found in parentheses):

Accountants and Auditors (Bachelor +2); Average annual salary, $75,000.00

Bay Area career options available to students who complete the program (degrees found in parentheses):

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk (Associate); Average hourly salary, $15.33

Accountants and Auditors (Bachelor +2); Average hourly salary, $26.64

Tax Preparers (Bachelor +2); Average hourly salary, $14.30

*Note: the + sign and number after the degree indicate the additional number of years, on average, that it takes full-time students to advance to the degree level beyond Associate.

Explanation of Plan Categories (CAT)

GE—General Education:  A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement. It can be replaced with another course hat meets the same GE area.

COREQ—Co-requisite: a Course of study required to be take simultaeously with another course.

PREREQ—Pre-requisite: A course required to be taken before the next course in a sequence.

MAJOR—Major: A couse this is required for this AA/AS or ADT degree.

ELEC—Elective: A degree applicable course included to ensure the plan as 90 quarter units, which is the minimum unites need to earn a degree or transfer to the UC and CSU systems. An elective can be used to take a course in a subject you are interest in learning more about.

AA Accounting

Year One [43 Units]

Fall 2021—15 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
GE Area II ENGL 1A Composition & Reading 5
MAJOR Area IV BUSI 22 Principles of Business 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I 5

Winter 2022—14 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 64A Computerized Accounting Practice Using Quickbooks 4
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1B Financial Accounting II 5
GE Area V MATH 10 Elementary Statistics 5

Spring 2022—14 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 64B Computerized Accounting Practice using Excel 4
GE Area III ANTH 1 & 1L or GEOG 1 Physical Anthropology & Laboratory or Physical Geography 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG IC Managerial Accounting 5

Summer 2022—Optional Six-Week Session

 You may take courses during summer session to complete requirements if offered.

Important Notes

Year Two [48 Units]

Fall 2022—16 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A    Business Law 5
MAJOR N/A    *Support Course from approved list 5
GE Area VII COMM 55 ECON 1A: Principles of Macroeconomics or
ECON 1B: Principles of Microeconomics		 5
GE Area VII PHED Select one Physical Education class in Area VII 1

Winter 2023—18 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A  ACTG 67 Tax Accounting 5
ELEC N/A  ACTG 76 Ethics in Accounting 5
GE Area I PHIL 2 or PHIL 4 PHIL 2: Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy or
PHIL 4: Introduction to Philosophy		 4
GE Area VI   Select one course from Area VI - United States Cultures and
Communities		 4

Spring 2023—14 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ECON 1A or ECON 1B ECON 1A: Principles of Macroeconomics or
ECON 1B: Principles of Microeconomics		 5
ELEC N/A    *Support Course from approved list 5
MAJOR N/A  ACTG 65 Payroll & Tax Accounting 4

SPRING 2023 NOTES

Schedule a 30-min appointment with a counselor to
petition to graduate.


With this plan, you also earn a Certificate of Proficiency in both Payroll Preparation and Bookkeeping Specialist.


Don’t forget about the Transfer Celebration and the Commencement Ceremony.

Important Notes

This degree allows for elective courses. If you would like different electives or General Education course selection, please meet with a counselor.


*This degree requires approved support courses. See the options available on the AA Accounting curriculum

Accounting Certificate of Achievement

Year One [38 Units]

Fall 2021—14 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A BUSI 22 Principles of Business 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 64A Computerized Accounting Practice Using Quickbooks 4

Winter 2022—9 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1B Financial Accounting II 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 64B Computerized Accounting Practice Using Excel 4

Spring 2022—15 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1C Managerial Accounting 5
MAJOR N/A BUSI 18 Business Law 5
MAJOR  N/A ACTG 76 Ethics in Accounting or *Support Course from approved list 5

Summer 2022—Optional Six-Week Session

You may take courses during summer session to complete requirements if offered.

Important Notes


Year Two [15 Units]

Fall 2022—15 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 67 Tax Accounting 5
MAJOR N/A   *Support Course from approved list 5
MAJOR N/A ECON 1A or ECON 1B ECON 1A: Principles of Macroeconomics or
ECON 1B: Principles of Microeconomics		 5

FALL 2022 NOTES

Schedule a 30-minute appointment with a counselor to petition for the certificate.

Important Notes

This degree allows for elective courses. If you would like different electives or General Education course selection, please meet with a counselor.


*This degree requires approved support courses. See the options available on the AA Accounting curriculum

CPA Examination Preparation Certificate of Achievement

Year One [30 Units]

Fall 2021—5 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I 5

Winter 2022—10 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 1B Financial Accounting II 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 51A Intermediate Accounting I 5

Spring 2022—10 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 51C Intermediate Accounting III 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 58 Auditing 5

Summer 2022—Six-Week Session 5 Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR N/A ACTG 51B Intermediate Accounting II 5
MAJOR N/A ACTG 58 Auditing 5

Important Notes


Year Two [10 Units]

Fall 2022—10 Qtr Units

CAT GE AREA COURSE TITLE UNIT
MAJOR   ACTG 75 Accounting for Government & Not-For-Profit 5
MAJOR   ACTG ACTG 52: Advanced Accounting or
ACTG 53: Financial Statement Analysis or
ACTG 54: Accounting Information Systems		 5

FALL 2022 NOTES

Schedule a 30-minute appointment with a counselor to petition for the certificate.

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Questions?
We're Here to Help!

Dr. Sara Seyedin, Accounting Department Chair

650.949.7483


seyedinsara@fhda.edu


 
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